Actor Will Smith shocked the globe after hitting comedian Chris Rock onstage during the Oscars.
The 53-year-old went onstage after Chris, who was presenting at the prestigious awards show on Sunday, made a joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith.. The joke was in reference to Jada's buzzcut.
Chris said: "Jada, can't wait for GI Jane 2." Last year Jada, 50, opened up about her decision to shave her head, after suffering from alopecia. GI Jane is an action movie from 1997 which stars Demi Moore as Jordan O'Neil.
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Jordan, in order to complete her tough training and to solidify her position as a Seal, shaves her head and becomes the titular GI Jane.
It wasn't the first time Chris made a joke about Jada during an Awards show. Will and his wife Jada boycotted the Oscar Awards in 2016 as it was the second year in a row that no people of colour were nominated.
While presenting, Chris previously said: "Jada Pinkett Smith boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties—I wasn’t invited." He added: "It’s not fair that Will was this good and didn’t get nominated. It’s also not fair that Will was paid $20 million for Wild Wild West."
Last year, Jada opened up about her struggles with alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss. She took to social media to explain why she completely shaved her head.
She said: "Now at this point, I can only laugh… y’all know I’ve been struggling with alopecia. Just all of a sudden, one day…it just showed up like that.
"Now, this is going to be a little bit more difficult for me to hide. So, I thought I’d just share it so y’all not asking any questions…
"Mama’s gonna have to take it down to the scalp so nobody thinks she got brain surgery or something. Me and this alopecia are going to be friends … period!"
